I gave a peek at this project in my last post. It was made from a free pattern offered by the FatQuarterShop. I first saw the block on a post by Pat Sloan on one of her daily videos.
I pieced it on my old Singer 15-91, and am happy with the results. I added an inner border of the same fabric as the shadow. I think that it greatly improves the impact of the final pieced border. This is a fabric that I came across in one of Fabric.com's Friday half-price days. It's from Stopf of France, and is 62 inche wide ! I love the size of the print, and the colors were stunning. A bit brighter than the quilt's top, but a nice surprise when turning the quilt, I hope.
Last Wednesday I took a day for myself, and just moved the living room furniture out of the way for an afternoon of quilt-basting. I'm still an advocate of thread-basting, as I think it gives less opportunity for the top fabric to shift much, as opposed to pin-basting. I have yet to try any kind of basting spray.
